mid 2011 iMac 27" w/880 8gb Nvidia

[RollingRocker1]

I have a mid 2011 iMac 27", upgraded CPU, 16gb Memory, upgraded it to an NVIDIA 880G w/8gb, and SSD internal drive.
It runs Catalina great... but now I am getting a little bit limited on the programs I can install (such as the latest FCP)...

Can this system run Big Sur or Monterey or will I need an AMD card inside? (which is pretty much a deal breaker since video card prices are through the roof...)

Thanks!

 

[Nguyen Duc Hieu]

You need a Mac Mini M1.

 

[RollingRocker1]

What a brilliant reply! I need a Porsche too! When I go buy the Porsche I will stop at the apple store and buy a Mac Mini M1.

 

[Nguyen Duc Hieu]

Upgrading from a GTX880m, a better AMD card will be WX7100, priced at 400~450$, second hand
Would you buy that crap and a ton of hassle ? Or a ready-to-run mini M1 at 700$?

 

[relativist]

I'm also interested in this answer, I have a mid 2011 iMac 27" with a 2.7 GHz cpu, I'm thinking of upgrading the cpu, but figured while I'm in there I should consider upgrading the GPU. What GPU is best?

 

[Nguyen Duc Hieu]

I'm also interested in this answer, I have a mid 2011 iMac 27" with a 2.7 GHz cpu, I'm thinking of upgrading the cpu, but figured while I'm in there I should consider upgrading the GPU. What GPU is best?

For Big Sur/Monterey:
Radeon Pro WX7100m, if you could find one.

For High Sierra
Quadro P4000 or P5000

All need their vBIOS modded to be usable.